Social and economic considerations in conserving wetlands of indo-gangetic plains: A case study of Kabartal wetland, India

Environmentalist

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 261-273

  Ambastha, Kalpana ^a   Hussain, Syed Ainul ^b   Badola, Ruchi ^b  

^a NATIONAL REMOTE SENSING AGENCY   (India)

^b WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Gangetic plains; Kabartal wetland sanctuary; Local people; Wetlands; Willingness To Accept

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONTINGENT VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FLOODPLAIN; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; WETLAND MANAGEMENT; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ASIA; BIHAR; EURASIA; INDIA; KABARTAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34250763701     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-007-9003-1     Document Type: Article

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